The European Union's drugs regulator on Thursday recommended approval of Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi for some patients with early Alzheimer's disease, reversing its initial decision from four months ago.

Upon reexamination, the European Medicines Agency has made a U-turn on Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi. | Upon reexamination, the EMA has made a U-turn on Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi.

Reversing an earlier decision, European regulators recommended that an Alzheimer’s therapy from Eisai and Biogen should be approved.

The EU's drugs regulator recommends approval of Eisai and Biogen's Alzheimer's drug, Leqembi, for patients with early stages of the disease. The approval is limited to those with certain genetic profiles.

EU drugs regulator recommends approval of Leqembi for early Alzheimer's, pending European Commission acceptance, for specific patient group.

A European regulatory committee now recommends approval of the Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab a few months after rejecting the drug

The EU's drugs regulator has recommended approval for Leqembi, a treatment by Eisai and Biogen, for early Alzheimer's disease. This could position it as the EU’s first treatment for the condition. The decision follows a re-evaluation,

The European Union's drugs regulator on Thursday said it recommends approval of Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi in patients with early Alzheimer's disease, months after the agency first rejected the treatment.

Biogen’s stock rose 1% Thursday, after Europe’s pharmaceutical regulator issued a positive opinion on the Alzheimer’s disease drug that the company developed with Japanese partner Eisai — reversing an earlier decision not to approve the drug.